Long-Term Guide 5th Edition

Waste Disposal Handbook

Table of Contents

App Setup 1 Approximate Town Map (10 Collection Routes) Display 2 Waste Management Process 3, 4 How to sort and dispose trash and recyclables (Placing out, bags) 5 To those who have moved into or moved within Nagaizumi Town 5 Subsidy program for kitchen garbage disposal equipment 6 Recycling cooking oil 6 Home-generated medical waste 6 ①Combustible garbage 7 Inquiries Disposal Methods for Waste Wood, Fallen Leaves, and Soil 8 Department of TEL:055-989-5514 FAX:055-986-5905 ②Plastic garbage ⑴ Plastic containers and packaging 9 ⑵ Others 10 Living Environment E-mail:[email protected] ③Non-combustible garbage 11 Waste Incinerator TEL:055-986-8393 FAX:055-988-8432 ④PET bottles, hazardous waste (Fluorescent tubes, Batterie, cigarette lighterss, Rechargeable Batteries) 12 E-mail:[email protected] ⑤Recyclables ⑴ Metals ⑵ Glass bottles 13 ⑶ Waste paper ⑷ Fabrics, Feathers 14 Recycling “miscellaneous paper” 15 ⑥Computer and Cellphone Disposal 16 Recycling electric home appliances, Recycling motorcycles 17, 18 Disposal of the Main Items Not Collected by the Municipality (Items That Must Not Be Thrown Away) 19 Locations of Businesses Where You Can Dispose of Items Not Collected by the Municipality 20 Contractors Licensed in General Disposal Management 21 Nagaizumi Town Official Video 22

Collection Dates Waste collection services are provided on national holidays.

Collection dates vary by area. Please refer to the Household Garbage Collection Calendar that is distributed separately. The Household Garbage Collection Calendar is available in six other languages (English, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Thai), in addition to Japanese.

Printed with eco-friendly ink. "Nagaizumi Trash Separation App" Setup 10 routes of Municipal Garbage Trucks Routes District Name ①Please install the app by scanning the QR code. Moto-Nagakubo Kami-Nagakubo Shimo-Nagakubo Yatai Residences

How to Use on Your iPhone How to Use on Your Android Yato Hachibudaira Surugadaira Minami-Isshiki Tōbe-Minami-Isshiki A routes Ikeda Ojiri Ayutsubo Ojiri Residences Charmant Download from App Store Get it on Google Play ▶ ▶ National Institute of Technology, Honjuku College (north of shinkansen railway)

Nameri Ogiso Shin-Yachō-Kami

② Please set your district on the first page. Kami-Togari Angel Sōgahara Shin-Yachō-Naka Shin-Yachō-Shimo

Naka-Togari-Nishi Naka-Togari-Higashi Chalier Naka-Togari Toray Jichikai Please select your district from the 10 collection routes. Eki-Kami Eki-Naka Eki-Shimo Nishi Hara B routes Higashi Chalier Minami Chalier Higashi

Sangenya Sugihara Takada Harabun Angel Nishi

▶ ▶ Glanz

Takehara Charmant Takehara

Honjuku Susukihara-Kami Susukihara-Shimo (south of shinkansen railway)

Once your district has been set, you will be taken to a page where you can search the waste Map of Locations collection calendar and other resources. ※ Please note: If you are unable to find your area in the Trash Collection Guide and app, please inquire at the Local Administration Division (989-5500). Tōmei Expressway ①Solid Red A routes Terminology Guide ②Solid Blue 3R An abbreviation of the three Rs — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. ③Solid Green To use things with care. To buy only what you need, and only as much as you need. To ④Solid Yellow Reduce extend the life of your possessions for as long as possible; for example, by repairing them. ⑤Solid Purple Shin-Tōmei Nagaizumi Nameri Reuse To use items again if possible. Returnable bottles (empty bottles) are reused. Expressway Station Trash being turned into the raw materials for new products. For example, PET plastic bottles Teijin Logistics ⑥Laced Red Recycle Mishima

being turned into fleece. B routes Nagaizumi-Numazu I.C. ⑦Laced Blue Trash Items that have been collectively judged to be no longer useful. Izu-Jūkan Expressway ⑧Laced Green General Non-industrial waste. Numazu I.C. Disposal Items ⑨Laced Yellow In addition to the 20 classes of waste generated by industrial activity, industrial waste ��� Industrial Toray ⑩Laced Purple includes desks and chairs generated in connection with commercial activity, waste from Shimo-Togari Waste Mishima items such as lighting equipment, and construction waste material. Station The trash thrown away by a household. Items received from businesses and similar entities Tōkaidō Shinkansen cannot be disposed of as household waste, and are disposed of as industrial waste. JR Mishima Household Station Waste It is the responsibility of the individual to assign the disposal of waste construction materials Kise River as industrial waste to a specialist. Tōkaidō Main Line Leftover employee food; papers; garden clippings; grass; cafeteria and restaurant kitchen waste Commercial and residues; waste textiles, such as hand towels containing at least 50% natural fiber; and Waste more are collected by the municipality for a fee. Depending on the industry, some items may be classed as industrial waste.

1 2 Waste Management Process Other Plastics Private Recycling

Plastic Containers Clothing, Chemicals, and Packaging and Others Other Plastics Waste Plastic and PET Plastic Recycling by Designated Corporations Plastic Bottle Compression Facility Waste PET Plastic Bottles Plastic Containers and Packaging (Run by Private Enterprise) Recycling by Designated Corporations PET Plastic Bottles, Trays, Fleece Material PET Plastic Bottles

Fluorescent Tubes Fluorescent Tubes Private Recycling PET Plastic Bottles, Glass, Metal, Mercury Dry Cell/Rechargeable Hazardous Waste Batteries Metals Dry Cell/Rechargeable Batteries Private Recycling Collection Point Trash ·Recyclables Storage Area Post-Shredding, Lighters Landfill Lighters (All Types, Tidily Arranged) Nagaizumi Municipality PFI Final Disposal Site for General Disposal Items Bottles (Clear, Brown, Other) Glass Materials Bottles (Clear, Brown, Other) Recycling by Designated Corporations

Waste Papers Cardboard, Etc. Waste Papers (Six Types) ·Empty Can Disposal Facility Private Recycling Recyclables (Compaction of Aluminum Textiles Textiles and Steel Cans) Private Recycling Export, Secondhand,

Make Report or Inquiry to Police Reclaimed Wool, Rags Metal, Empty Cans Metal (Empty Cans, Other) Private Recycling Metal Materials Small Household Appliances Small Household Appliances Private Recycling Metal Materials, Non-Burnable Plastic Materials Shreddable Trash Shredding Equipment Nagaizumi Municipality PFI Final Disposal Site for General Disposal Items Trash (Equipment for Treatment Prior Landfill Waste to Move to Final Disposal Site) Landfill Waste Burnable Trash Incinerator Bottom Ash Items That Can Be Sold as Recyclables Nagaizumi Municipal Waste Incinerator Items That Are Burnable Trash Disposed of for a Fee

They take it to their area of Waste Dumped Illegally Dumpers are required to collect Identified their refuse and dispose of it residence for disposal or process it as industrial waste

Unidentified The Nagaizumi municipality will Disposal at take charge of the matter public expense

Incinerator Recycling Depository Landfill Site

3 4 How to Sort and Dispose Trash and Recyclables Subsidy Program for Kitchen Garbage Disposal Equipment Please place your trash in the designated bags and other Kitchen garbage makes up approximately 30% of combustible garbage produced by households and businesses. containers; fill in the name of your district of residence, your In order to reduce and recycle kitchen garbage, the Town offers subsidies for the purchase of kitchen garbage

block, and your name; and take your trash to your designated 両 disposal equipment etc. Disposing 側 を 結 trash collection point by 8 a.m. on collection day. ん Kitchen garbage disposal equipment etc. also solve other problems related to trash, such as unpleasant odors, で 下 さ い oozes, insects, or lack of space to store trash up to collection dates, and prevents collection points from being ︒ * Upkeep of trash collection points is the responsibility of residents of the district in 高密度ポリエチレン使用 disturbed by cats and crows. Take advantage of this subsidy system to make use of our kitchen garbage by which it is in use. composting and contribute to reducing trash. * Even if you are a town resident, you cannot use another district's trash collection 長泉町 point that you do not maintain. District ○○○区 ○○○ 班 Group 氏名 John Smith Overview of Subsidy Program Trash Bag Usage 収集日当日の朝8時までに出して下さい。 Amount : Up to one half of the purchase price of the equipment, with a maximum of 30,000yen for kitchen garbage disposal machines and 4,000yen for waste composting containers Semitransparent garbage bags designated by (compost), will be subsidized. Nevertheless, kitchen garbage disposal equipment that the town or semitransparent bags made of Supermarket bags Semitransparent or HDPE (high density polyethylene). (grocery bags) transparent plastic bags produces wastewater does not qualify for the subsidy. Eligibility : Residents of Nagaizumi Town and owners of businesses in Nagaizumi Town, who are capable Combustible Garbage ○ × × of utilizing or disposing of composted kitchen waste on their own responsibility. Plastic Garbage ○ ○ ○ Number of : The town will subsidize 1 kitchen garbage disposal machine per family, which is to be used for 6+ years, Units Covered and 2 kitchen garb age composting containers (compost) per family, which is to be used for 3+ years. Non-combustible Garbage ○ ○ ○ How to Apply : ① Obtain a receipt for your purchase of equipment. * You must not use black or blue plastic bags. * Please take out paper bags and cardboard as recyclables. ② The Department of Living Environment provides a grant application (available for download from our homepage). Please apply by filling in payee bank account and other necessary information, stamping with your seal, and For Those Moving In, Moving (Within the Municipality), or Moving Out attaching your receipt. (Please provide the grant application, grant provision invoice, and a post-installation Area residents are responsible for upkeep of trash collection points. photograph. Please bring documentation that verifies your bank account information.) Can I use this trash collection point? What should I do if I'm not sure? ※ Please present a (printed) photograph clearly showing the installation when making your application. ★ If your house is newly built, please inquire with a district official or real estate agency. ③ Applications must be made within 30 days of the date of purchase or date of payment (whichever is ★ If you are renting, please inquire with a district official or the building's management company. the later date), and by March 10th of the fiscal year in which the purchase was made. Moving In: Please dispose of items you no longer need at the waste disposal facility of your ④ Applications are accepted at the Department of Living Environment, on the third floor of the Town Hall. previous residence. Moving Out: Please dispose of items you no longer need at the incinerator or other facility. Moving (Within the Municipality): As above. Recycling Cooking Oil Oils that can be :Sesame Oil, Olive Oil, Corn Oil, Safflower Oil, and Bringing Items Directly to the Incinerator reused Other Vegetable Oils Liquid at Room Temperature ★ All items are received at the incinerator. Inquiries — Waste Incinerator: 055-986-8393/Department of Oils that cannot be :Engine Oil, Gear Oil, Other Mineral Based Oils, Lard, Living Environment: 055-989-5514 reused Coconut Oil, and Other Cooking Oils Solid at Room ★ We request a driving license or similar document as proof of town residency. Temperature ( We require proof of both address and identity) How to Drop-off :Put the oil in a PET bottle, etc. (bottles with lids) ★ Items are accepted from 8:30 a.m. until noon, and from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. (Bulky refuse and similar items are accepted from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.) Business Hours :Mondays through Fridays (excluding national holidays) ★ Trash may be brought in from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays. from 8:30 to 16:30. ★ When bringing in household waste, please separate it as specified on the waste collection calendar and Bring to :Waste Incinerator other documents. ★ At Reception, you will be requested to take suitable items directly to the recycling depository or landfill site. ★ Some commercial waste may be classified as industrial waste and refused. Disposal of Home Medical Care Waste ★ Your trash will not be accepted if you have falsified your address or the location where the trash was As a precaution against worker injury or infection during generated, or are transporting another person's trash without authorization. collection and sorting, the municipality treats waste generated ★ You cannot transport another person's trash without authorization to collect and transport it. You may in relation to home medical care (such as needles for insulin, have the best intentions, but please be careful, as this is a violation of the Waste Disposal Law. intravenous drips, or other purposes) as non-collection trash (items ★ The Waste Disposal Law carries penalties, with potentially up to five years of imprisonment and a fine of that must not be taken away). up to ¥10 million in cases like that described above. The patient or the patient's family should dispose of their homegenerated medical waste by taking them back to the medical facility where the patient receives treatment. The law states that household waste (general disposal items) must be disposed of by the municipality Please make use of the Nagaizumi Usagi Pharmacy (283-1 of the area in which the individual is resident. Nagaizumi is covered by Nagaizumi municipal services, Minami-Isshiki), who accept needles and similar items free of and residents of neighboring towns and cities cannot use Nagaizumi municipal services. If your family charge, including items received from other medical institutions. lives in another district, their trash is disposed of in the town in which they live. Their trash cannot be brought to Nagaizumi. * See reference list on page 19

5 6 ① - ⑤:Monday, Thursday(A area) 1 Combustible Waste 《Twice a Week》 ⑥ - ⑩:Tuesday, Friday (B area) Disposal Methods for Waste Wood, Fallen Leaves, and Soil Burnable waste is burned at the incinerator and the ash is landfilled. By eliminating paper, clothing, as well Garden clippings "bring thick branches (diameter of over 5 cm) direct to facilities." Topics as leftover food and uncooked products, also called food loss, we can also contribute to the effective use of resources and international cooperation. Please bring thick branches and similar items to the incinerator. Please note that they will Keywords: "reasonable portion size", "food loss reduction", "sustainable development goals". only be accepted if all soil has been removed, including from the roots. Garden clippings must be a maximum of 50 cm in length, even when bringing them to the incinerator. ① Food waste, fallen leaves, garden clippings from trees and other plants (up to 5 cm in diameter), paper diapers, and other burnable items. How to ② Dispose of waste from paper diapers in your lavatory before putting them in the trash. Sort ③ Brush soil from the roots of grass, flowers, moss, and other vegetation before putting it in the trash. ④ Where wooden furniture can be taken apart, disassemble and separate by material. Topics It is very common for thick branches to burn only partially. Even at a diameter of 5–10 cm, they may only partially ⑤ Where possible, remove metal from disassembled wooden furniture and take out as recycling. burn, jam in the machine, or, in the worst cases, necessitate an emergency halt of the incineration facility, depending on the species of tree and its branching pattern. We therefore ask for everyone's cooperation when ① Fill in the name of your district, your block, and your name on your town-designated trash bag, and tie the top closed they are throwing away these materials. before taking it out. ② Do not put multiple smaller bags inside your trash bag. Do not wrap small quantities of trash in newspaper. ③ You can take out up to five bags and five bundles of trash at a time. If you have more than this, you must transport it Items That Cannot Be Taken to the Trash Collection Point Items that cannot be disassembled must be yourself. brought to facilities by the individual. ④ Cut tree branches, bamboo, cabinets, and other wooden items to a maximum length of 50 cm and tie together with Over 5 cm How to hemp cord, rope, or similar fastening before taking out. (Split bamboo lengthwise if over 3 cm in diameter.) Wooden items that (Please assist us in disassembling your item to the best of your ability) ⑤ Tree trunks can be a maximum of 5 cm thick. Please split anything thicker lengthwise. cannot be disassembled Dispose ⑥ Please bag roses and any other thorny branches before taking out. Please label the bag “ トゲあり ” (thorns). ⑦ Break items with sharp ends, such as skewers and toothpicks, in two before taking out. ⑧ If you are unable to take your deep-frying oil for disposal immediately after use, harden it with an oil coagulant or soak it up with paper or a similar material. ⑨ Animal droppings and pet litter should be carefully separated before taking out. ⑩ As buildings and the pillars and wall materials used in their construction are treated as industrial waste, you must assign 50cm their disposal to a specialist.

Wood scraps, pruned branches (below 50cm in length) Branches over 5 cm thick Kitchen garbage Leaves etc Disposal of Trunks and Similar Items with a Diameter Exceeding 20 cm (Commercial) Garden Clippings Generated by Gardeners and Similar Enterprises Below 20cm

● We accept trunks and similar items with diameters of up to 20 cm. ● Please take trunks and similar items with diameters exceeding 20 *”Miscellaneous paper” should be cm to a specialist (this service will be charged). categorized as paper waste and * Within Nagaizumi, please address inquiries to Seki Transys Seashells Disposable diapers etc Pet droppings disposed as recyclables Corporation. Taking Garden Clippings and Waste Board Soil Treatment and Disposal to the Trash Collection Point Cut dismantled parts into pieces Maximum length of... no larger than 50cm and bundle ● We do not collect soil as it is not a waste product. 5cm 50cm together. Please address inquiries regarding soil and stone for planters and plant pots to Marutama Transportation Co., Ltd. (Sekikengyō Co., Ltd.) (Address: 394-16 Minami-Isshiki; Telephone number: 986-5317)

5cm ★ Your trash will not be accepted if you have falsified your address or the location where the trash was generated, or are transporting another person's trash without authorization. 50cm ★ You cannot transport another person's trash without authorization to collect and transport it. You may have the best intentions, but please be careful, as this is a violation of the Waste Disposal Law. ★ The Waste Disposal Law carries penalties, with potentially up to five years of imprisonment and a Split any items over 5 cm Branches should be below thick lengthwise until 10cm in diameter and fine of up to ¥10 million in cases like that described above. they are under 5 cm in width shorter than 50cm in length.

7 8 UseTopics as recycled plastic. 2 Plastic Waste 《Every Wednesday in all districts》 ⑵ Other Plastic Waste Chemical components are extracted and reused ① Plastic garbage excluding plastic containers and packaging belong to this category. ⑴ Plastic Containers and Packaging Topics as a heat source for iron manufacturing. ② Plastic items used mainly as tools, such as polyethylene buckets, wash basins, garment cases, etc. How to ③ Metal parts such as screws and nuts should be removed from plastic toys, riding toys, etc. ① Plastic and vinyl items used as containers and packaging for food and other products belong to Sort * Items made of both plastic and metal parts that cannot be dismantled should be disposed as landfill waste. this category. ④ Cases for CDs, video tapes, etc. ② Plastic bags and wrappers; bottles and cups; tubes and lids; trays and packages; packaging and cushioning material ⑤ Vinyl and rubber hoses are landfill waste. (styrofoam, etc.). How to ③ Items with the identification mark for plastic containers and packaging. ① Write your ward, section, and name on a town-designated garbage bag and tie at top to close. Sort ④ Items with the plastic symbol, even if manufactured overseas. ② Small items should be taken out together in the same bag. Use a bag of at least 10 liters where possible. ⑤ Aluminum-coated bags for potato chips or vacuum-packed foods; plastic blister packs for pills; tubes for toothpaste, ③ Write your name on clothing containers and similar items and take them out as is. mayonnaise, makeup, etc.; lids and caps. How to ④ Empty planters, plastic flower pots, etc. of dirt and rinse with water. ⑥ Bags such as plastic shopping bags, candy bags, plastic bags; plastic wrappers for snacks and prepared foods. Dispose ⑤ Remove dust and other soiling with a damp cloth. ⑦ Bottles for shampoo, detergent, and condiments such as sauce; bento (lunch) trays; cup noodle containers. ⑥ Rinse and remove the lid from plastic containers that contained kerosene or similar products before taking out. ① Write your ward, section, and name on a town-designated garbage bag and tie at top to close. ⑦ Remove dry cell batteries and rechargeable batteries, isolate (by covering their terminals with electrical tape), and take ② All plastic containers and packaging, such as bags, trays, cups, and tubes, etc., regardless of type, can be put into one them out with PET plastic bottles and hazardous waste. bag. * There are not several bags inside one bag (do not double or triple bag). * Do not take out in small bags. Use bags of at least 10 liters (standard) and larger (to avoid scattering). How to ③ Thoroughly rinse or wipe container to remove all food particles, etc. Dispose ④ Empty and thoroughly rinse containers for mayonnaise, ketchup, etc. and remove the cap. ⑤ Empty tubes for toothpaste, etc. and remove the cap. ⑥ Empty bottles for shampoo, etc., rinse thoroughly, and remove the cap. ⑦ Price stickers and other stickers that cannot be removed may be left on. * Do not put dry cell batteries and rechargeable batteries in bags (throw away in the appropriate category) Poly buckets Plastic containers etc Plastic costume cases Plastic rulers etc Plastic toys etc (Remove metal parts) Topics Microplastics problem Start disposing different plastic types appropriately! Stop amassing unwanted plastic bags! Empty cases such as cassette/video tapes, Plastic Waste CD/floppy disks Plastic tablewares Basins etc Plastic bags and shopping bags; Plastic tanks wrapping film and plastic wraps (cling film); bottles; cups and containers; tubes; lids and caps; trays and packages; × ① Sort CDs for Disposal Plastic Waste Landfill waste styrofoam, packaging material, There are not several bags inside one cushioning material, PET bottle caps. bag (do not double or triple bag). When Sorting Plastic Waste ① Remove caps from bottles, etc. *Make sure to empty the containers. Recycables (paper)

② Toys *Dismantle if possible and sort by part.

② Sort the content and dispose accordingly. Plastic garbage, metals, small electronic appliances. Plastic Waste Burnable Trash

9 10 3 Non-combustible Waste 《Alternate weeks, twice a month》 4 PET Bottles / Hazardous Waste 《Twice a month》 They are stored at our recycling depository before being handed over to treatment ⑴ PET Bottles Place out at collection station that accept Recyclables ⑴ Small Home Appliances Topics contractors. Metal, rare metals, and similar materials are all used as recycled materials. ① Soft drink containers (tea, juice, water); containers for certain condiments (soy sauce, soy sauce products, mirin-type condiments, cooking vinegar, table vinegar, dressing-type condiments); alcoholic beverage containers (shochu, sake, ① Dispose of all appliances with a power plug, including battery-powered ones, How to as small appliance waste. whisky, etc.). Sort ② This category is limited to items marked with a special "PET1" identification mark. (Treat foreign products as well) ② Remove dry cell batteries and rechargeable batteries. If the batteries are Calculators Radios ③ Remove caps, plastic labels, and advertising stickers. difficult to remove, dispose of the appliance as is. ③ Insulate the removed batteries by wrapping their electrodes with vinyl tape. Clocks ① Remove caps, plastic labels, and advertising stickers (paper and plastic), and as much of the paper labels on, for Telephones example, mirin bottles as possible. How to Dispose of them as PET bottle waste or hazardous waste. How to ② Empty of contents and rinse thoroughly. Sort ④ Dispose of microwave ovens and fan heaters as small appliance waste. Dispose ③ In order to reduce their volume, crush before placing in the collection container. ⑤ Make sure to remove kerosene from fan heaters before disposing of them. ④ Remove from bags when placing into the collection container. ⑥ Directly take major appliances that do not conform to the Home Appliances Rice Recycling Law to the Incineration site. cookers Fans 〈Before disposing〉 ⑦ Return items you are using with a lease contract, such as water dispensers, to the company. Video decks

① Separate small appliances, such as calculators, from solid waste as they are How to stored in different places. ② Remove any removable oil tanks or plastic caps, and dispose of them Dispose Microwaves, Various stoves, Remove caps, plastic labels, separately. Toasters Gas ranges Rinse with water Crush bottles and advertising stickers. (reduce the volume)

Brought to our landfill site, sorted, disassembled, and shredded, after which We will lend this to collect PET bottles ⑵ Solid Waste Topics they are disposed of as recyclables, burnables, or landfill waste PET bottles are being recycled to fleece, trays and new Topics PET bottles so on. for district events. ① Empty suitcases and golf bags before disposing of them. ② Empty any pockets. Mattresses ⑵ Hazardous waste (fluorescent tubes, dry cell batteries, disposable lighters, rechargeable batteries) How to ③ Tie each futon mattress with a rope separately, and do not put any small Sort ① This covers used fluorescent tubes, dry cell batteries, disposable lighters, mercury thermometers, and rechargeable batteries. items inside. ② Take out mercury-free incandescent light bulbs and fluorescent lamps as landfill waste. ④ Fold rugs and carpets as much as possible before disposing of them. How to ③ Use all of the fluid in disposable lighters before taking out. (If you have not used all of the fluid, bring the lighter(s) directly to the Stuffed toys Sort incinerator.) ① Remove any metal fittings, and disassemble to parts that are less than 50cm Beds ④ If you cannot remove the rechargeable batteries from a small household appliance, take the item out for collection as is, as a small household appliance. if the item’s height, width, or length is more than 50cm. Directly take it to the garbage incineration site if it cannot be disassembled. ① Without wrapping or covering, place fluorescent tubes and mercury thermometers directly into the containers distributed to How to trash collection points for the purpose. ② Remove any plastic covers securing the item. ② Isolate dry cell batteries and rechargeable batteries with electrical tape or a similar product before placing them in the provided 18 liter Dispose Futons ③ Put all small stuffed toys together in a bag before disposing of them. Rugs, drum. Fold large ones as much as possible before disposing of them. *Down quilts are ③ Place disposable lighters directly into the container for fluorescent tubes as is. carpets, combustible waste ④ Put broken fluorescent tubes into a clear bag before placing them in the container. ④ Remove dry cell batteries and rechargeable batteries. tatami, etc. Drawers How to ⑤ If you have a broken mercury thermometer, put both thermometer and mercury into a sealed container before placing them into Dispose the collection container. * A PET plastic bottle may be used as the sealed container, so long as it is labeled as containing a broken thermometer and mercury Brought to our landfill site, sorted, disassembled, and shredded, after which ("割れ体温計、水銀あり"). ⑶ Landfill Waste Topics they are disposed of as recyclables, burnables, or landfill waste * If your mercury thermometer breaks indoors, make sure to ventilate the room while you clear up the mercury. * As mercury is an "environmental pollutant," please do not take it out as "burnable trash" or "non-burnable trash." ① Request a professional company, such as Marutama Transportation or Kanken * Isolate rechargeable and other batteries taken from equipment (by covering their terminals with electrical tape or a similar Aluminum product) and ensure that they will not be exposed before taking them out for collection. Ltd., to dispose of soil and stones. foil, etc. ② Dispose of heat-resistant glass, such as milky-white colored cosmetics How to containers and baby bottles, as landfill waste. Flowerpots Thermometers Sort ③ Dispose of thin aluminum products, such as aluminum foil, as landfill waste. (mercury type) Dispose of tempura guards as recyclable waste since they are thick. ④ Brush soil off plant pots. CDs, DVDs Fluorescent tubes Mirrors Light bulbs ① Put small items in a bag. Fill out the district, group, and full name, and tie the bag before disposing of it. *It is possible to ignore filling out the full name and so on if there is an Vinyl hoses applicable station management rule. Disposable Isolate dry cell batteries and How to ② Dispose of glass items, such as fish tanks, without breaking them. Glass fish tanks cigarette lighters (deplete before disposal) rechargeable batteries (by covering Batteries Dispose ③ Cover sharp broken glass with gum tape, and put it in a bag before disposing their terminals with electrical tape) of it. Dry cell/rechargeable batteries before taking them out. Fluorescent tubes ④ Dispose of shoes and boots in a bag, and do not stuff them with garbage. Ceramics, ⑤ Roll up plastic hoses and gas pipes, and tie them with a rope before disposing Shoes etc glass products Fluorescent tubes, dry cell batteries, and rechargeable batteries are disassembled and sorted by a specialist of them. Topics and all their components recycled.

11 12 Topics Each component of newspaper is recycled, including into newspaper. Recycables 《Twice a month》 ⑶ Waste Paper Recysle 5 ① Waste paper is separated into six categories: newspaper, magazines, miscellaneous papers, cardboard, milk and other How to Sort cartons, and shredded paper. ⑴ Recycling Metals Recycling (all components are reborn as new products) ① Bundle by tying up the stack both horizontally and vertically using paper strings. ① Anything made of metal and plastic that consists more than half of ② Pack miscellaneous papers into a bag or similar container at home. On collection day, place only the papers into the metal should be disposed as a recyclable. Cans How to collection container. ③ Make sure milk and other cartons are completely empty, rinse, flatten as much as possible, and tie into a bundle before * Does not include small household electrical appliances (plug-in and Dispose taking out. How to battery operated items are classed as small household appliances) ④ Remove duct tape and packing tape from cardboard and other items and take the tape out as burnable trash. Sort ② Vinyl coated steel products, such as laundry poles, should be Tricycles shortened to below 2m. Miscellaneous ③ Remove the fabric or vinyl portion from umbrellas and dispose the Bicycles Newspaper Magasines papers Cardboard Shredded paper Paper cartons for beverage frame as recyclables (metals). Thehandles need not be removed.

① Place empty cans in the empty can collection box. There is a separate Pans collection box for small metal items. ② Remove lids from large lidded cans before placing them in the box. Where possible, keep small nails, rivets, and similar items together * Rinse with water, cut open, * Newspaper insert flyers/ dry, and bundle. when placing them in their box. Frying pans * Paper boxes, wrapping paper, catalogs, How to ads should be bundled *Cartons with coating inside ③ Make sure that aerosols are completely empty. If they are not together with newspaper. copy paper, etc. can be bundled together. are accepted. Dispose completely empty, bring them directly to the incinerator. ④ Make sure that all kerosene has been emptied from the main base Kettles and backup tank(s) of kerosene heaters and similar items before Secondhand clothing, rags, reclaimed wool (car insulation, Reuse, Recycle Topics disposing. Metal toys such Umbrella ⑷ Fabrics and Down sound absorbing materials for stereos, work gloves) ⑤ Empty cans for foods, rinse thoroughly, and rdispose. astoy cars frames Categories Items to be disposed as fabrics Items to be disposed as combustible garbage or shreddable waste.

Reuse, Recycle Suits, sweat suits, neckties, socks, pinafores, underpants Clothing stained with paint, oil, etc., torn clothing, ⑵ Reuse and Recycling of Bottles Clothing and other underwear, sweaters, kimonos, obis, yukatas, pantyhose, yarn, ripped underwear, socks with swimsuits, and more holes, etc. are combustible garbage.

Rugs and carpets are shreddable waste. Strips * Bottles for beverages, food products, cosmetics, oral medicine, and Towels, sheets, kitchen mats, small doormats (no larger of cloth (cloth scraps) and wiping cloths are pills belong to this category. Cloth than 70cm x 100cm), handkerchiefs, scarves, mufflers combustible garbage. ① Take out sheet glass and cloudy bottles (particularly cosmetics Backpacks, suitcases, travel bags (with wheels), and bottles) as "non-burnable trash (landfill trash)." Items made of cloth, nylon, vinyl, synthetic leather, and golf bags are shreddable trash (items that break ② Take out empty ceramic beverage containers as "landfill trash." Bags leather. (items that non-breakable under pressure) How to under pressure) ③ Remove plastic caps and dispose as “plastic containers and Sort packaging”. Items with cotton lining, such as futons, are Curtains, blankets, cotton blankets, futon covers, Curtains, shreddable waste. Torn curtains and dirty blankets ④ Labels and plastic rings at the top of bottles do not need to be pillowcases, sheets, winter sheets, down quilts Blankets are shreddable waste. removed. Cosmetic bottless ⑤ Items not collected: Bottles for pesticides, herbicides, etc., should be (Non-cloudy bottles are recyclables) Place in a plastic bag when placing out for pickup. * Wet fabrics cannot be reused. Do not place out for pickup when How to Dispose returned to the retailer where purchased. raining. * Where possible, take out to the trash collection point and place the bag with its opening on the bottom.

Blankets, Curtains ① Sort bottles by color into three groups (transparent with no color, Down quilts brown, others) and lay flat in the empty bottle collection bin. Kitchen mats ② Broken bottles should be placed in bags (transparent bags if Bags (with rubber stoppers How to Clothing, cloths possible) on reverse side) Dispose ③ Bottles should be emptied and rinsed thoroughly. One-way bottles ④ Take out baby bottles and Pyrex glassware as landfill trash. Topics Please dispose of items not listed above as "burnable trash" or "shreddable trash" based on their size and classification ("One-way bottles" refers to the clear, brown, * Pyrex glass is often used for heat-resistant glass containers, including, as non-reusable according to the following, non-exhaustive, criteria: ① items dirtied with mud, oil, paint, or other soiling to the extent and all other colors of glass bottle that are that they cannot be washed, ② mattresses, comforters, floor cushions, pillows, and similar items, ③ lavatory seat covers, doormats, and for example, glass measuring cups. collected, finely crushed, and reused as the bathmats, ④ slippers and dustcloths, ⑤ blankets and towels used for pets, ⑥ kotatsu underlays and heated blankets, ⑦ plastic raincoats raw material for glass products.) and umbrellas, and ⑧ company uniforms and work clothes (limited to personal items that could not be disposed of by the company).

13 14 Recycling “Miscellaneous Paper” 6 Recycling Personal Computers “Miscellaneous paper” is a precious resource.” While the recycling of computers was made mandatory by the Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources, computers fall under the Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical Help recycle “Miscellaneous paper”. and Electronic Equipment, so are to be brought directly to the incinerator, where the municipality processes them. * We promote the appropriate and effective utilization of resources. Nagaizumi town collects “miscellaneous paper” as recyclables as part of its efforts to reduce combustible ⑴ Waste Computer Processing Based on the Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources garbage and to promote the effective utilization of resources. Currently, paper waste accounts for approximately 60% of combustible waste produced in our town. If we can avoid the incineration of Devices subject to PC Recycling “miscellaneous paper” and recycle them as paper resources, we will be able to greatly reduce the total ⬅Look for the PC Recycling mark amount of incinerated waste. This will lead to cutting down on incineration costs, prolonging the Manufacturers will collect and recycle products with this mark free of any ●Desktop computers longevity of incineration facilities, as well as contribute to stopping global warming by reducing the additional cost. A collection and recycling fee must be paid when disposing (including stand-alone system units) products without this mark. emission of CO2. Please join our efforts by disposing of “miscellaneous paper” as recyclables. ●Laptop computers LCD monitors ◆ ● How can I have my old PC collected? ●CRT monitors Papers that can be disposed as miscellaneous paper Paper packaging and paper products with a mark. ①Apply directly to your PC’ s manufacturer. Refer to the manufacturer’ s website for information on their the collection service, such as the URL, phone number, business hours of the collection desk ②For the disposal of computers that cannot be collected by its manufacturer or for homebuilt computers, Contact the PC3R Promotion Association. ☎ 03(5282)7685 FAX 03-3233-6091 Website http://www.pc3r.jp/

Toilet paper tubes ◆ Envelopes Paper boxes, candy boxes Calendars How much do I have to pay to dispose a PC without a PC Recycling mark? Collapse Remove metal parts Wrapping paper Paper bags Fees for collection and recycling are determined by each manufacturer. Please confirm with your PC manufacturer’ s inquiry desk (website etc.) for details. ◆The retailer from which the PC was purchased, second-hand PC retailers, recycling shops, etc. may also be able to assist you. *Printers are not included. Waterproofed Notebooks Plastic wrap and Pamphlets Remove metal parts Copy paper Tissue boxes vacuum-packed food boxes paper products When you wish to dispose an unneeded PC, apply for Paper cups/dishes, PC Users *Extremely dirty paper and vinyl-coated paper cannot be disposed as “miscellaneous paper”⇨remove and dispose as combustible garbage. Cup noodle cups collection to the manufacturer. You must pay a fee*1 ❶ for PCs with no PC Recycling mark. Apply for collection Manufacturer’s Recycling Desk Eco Yu-pack ( Post parcel) slip Not miscellaneous paper Dispose as combustible garbage. ● Eco Yu-pack slip will be sent Pack your PC and to customer attach the Yu-pack ❷ slip. Drop off Metal-embossed paper Back carbon paper, non-carbon paper Thermal paper Photo paper Drop off at your or Copying slips for home delivery services, etc. Fax paper, receipts, etc. *Excluding matte paper nearest post office*2 Home pick-up Post Office or request home Manufacturer’s Recycling Center *Composite material paper such as ❸ pick-up to the post office. ● Used PCs, will be sent to a aluminum embossed paper, heat recycling center. Delivery ●Manufacturer will make sure sensitive foamed paper, etc. cannot your valued PC is recycled. be disposed as “miscellaneous *1 Pay the fee as directed by the manufacturer. *2 Excluding Kani post offices. paper”. *Do not dispose adhesive tapes, metal parts of files, metal clips, stickers, ⑵ Waste Computer Processing Based on Wet paper, paper soiled with oil Press bonded postcards Synthetic paper etc. with miscellaneous paper. Used tissue paper Confidential postcards Waterproof posters, maps, etc. the Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste computers are not collected at municipal trash collection points. After clearing personal Bundle by tying up the stack both ”Miscellaneous paper” that cannot information from your waste computer, please bring it directly to the municipal waste incinerator. horizontally and vertically using paper be bundled together with magazines Equipment accepted by the municipality includes laptop computers, the main bodies of desktop computers, displays and other peripherals, tablet computers, and educational materials. strings. Paper boxes (tissue boxes, should be stored in a paper bag with How to However, items used in offices, stores, factories, and similar situations are classed as industrial waste. candy boxes, etc.), wrapping paper, paper handles. Place out when bag is Dispose Please address inquiries regarding industrial waste disposal within Nagaizumi to Seki Transys Corporation. paper bags, notebooks, pamphlets, full, tying the top closed or vertically copy paper, calendars, etc. may be tying up the entire bag using paper bundled together with magazines) strings. ⑶ Cellphones After deleting any personal information, please dispose of cellphones as "non- Not all papers can be disposed as “miscellaneous paper”. burnable trash (small household appliances)." モバイル・リサイクル・ネットワーク 15 16 ⑷ Consign collection to a certified general waste disposal contractor. Recycling Electric Home Appliances How to Dispose When you are unable to deliver the appliance to the collection center noted in (3), you can consign the delivery to a certified contractor. In this case, you must pay both the ① recycling fee and the ② transportation cost for the collection. Contact the incineration plant (Sanitation Office) for details. TEL 986-8393 Appliances Subject TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers

① Purchase a Household ③ Choose a contractor licensed for collection and transport by Appliance Recycling Ticket Nagaizumi Town and pay the collection and delivery fees The Six Main Electric Home Appliances cannot be disposed at waste collection points. associated with your Household Appliance Recycling Ticket. The Home Appliance Recycling Act mandates the recycling of the six main electric home appliances, which are TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, and clothes dryers. Recycling fees to be paid by the consumer for their disposal are follows. ② Receive the Household Appliance Recycling Ticket Post Office Fees to be paid by the consumer (before tax) and fill in the necessary information I would like to dispose of Air Conditioners Refrigerators, Washing household appliances Contractors Designated Collection Sites TVs (indoor and outdoor Categoory (CRT, LCD, Plasma) Clothes dryers equipments as a set) freezers machines 2,700yen 4,600yen ① Recycling fees (1,700yen for 1,500yen (3,600yen for 2,400yes 2,400yen 15-inch and below) 170ℓand below) Recycling Motorcycles ② Collection fees Confirm transportation costs that may be incurred with your retailer, etc. Motorcycles collected through the Motorcycle * The above recycling fees may vary by manufacturer. Recycling System will be recycled free of charge. Motorcycle Recycling System * Contact for manufacturers' recycling fees: Electric Home Appliance Recycling Ticket Center TEL: 0120-319-640

First, confirm whether your motorcycle qualifies for Motorcycle Recycling Collection Sites for Designated * Above fees are subject to change. the Motorcycle Recycling System. Stores Handling Pay a delivery fee ⑴ Trade-in when purchasing a replacement. User Scrap Motorcycles How to Dispose The retailer selling a qualifying new product is obliged to collect the old product the new one is replacing. You can have the old product collected upon paying the above fee. (Contact the retailer regarding transportation fees that apply to the collection) Contact below for details Motorcycle Recycling Call Center ⑵ Collection by the retailer. ☎ 03-3598-8075 When you wish to dispose one of the six appliances without purchasing a replacement, the retailer from which the appliance was http://www.jarc.or.jp/motorcycle/ purchased is obliged to collect the product. You can have the product collected upon paying the above fee. (Contact the retailer regarding transportation fees that apply to the collection) ① Hand over the disposal fee together ③ The electrical appliance store will transport Designated motorcycle collection center in Nagaizumi Town is Seki Transys (see p17). with your household appliance your item to the designated collection site

Please do not use collection contractors who are "unlicensed" for waste management

Per the Home Appliance Recycling Law, if a retailer has received waste household appliances ② You will receive a copy of from individuals who wish to dispose of them and has passed them on to an "unlicensed" waste I would like to dispose of the Household Appliance Electrical Designated Collection Sites collection contractor, this is considered a violation of the delivery obligations stipulated under household appliances Recycling Ticket Appliance Stores the Home Appliance Recycling Law. ⑶ Directly drop off the unneeded product at a collection center designated by the manufacturer. You can drop off a used appliance at the following designated collection center. "Unlicensed" waste collection contractors may do any of the following.

③ Transport your household appliance to the designated ① Pay the recycling fee collection site in your own vehicle. Drop off your household appliance and hand over the Household Appliance ご家庭のごみ Recycling Ticket. なんでも引き 取ります〜

② Obtain a Household Appliance Recycling Ticket and fill in the Post Office necessary information Designated Collection Sites I would like to dispose of household appliances Seki Transys Corporation

Advertise throughout the Collect from vacant lots Distribute leaflets Advertise on the internet Designated Seki Transys Corporation town using loudspeakers collection center 515-1 Nameri, Nagaizumi Town TEL 988-6868 FAX 988-6869

17 18 Disposal of the Main Items Not Collected by the Municipality Locations of Businesses Where You Can Dispose of Items Not Collected by the Municipality (Items That Must Not Be Thrown Away) Item How to dispose Example of acceptable Business Telephone Map Map Name of Business Address Telephone Faccimile Marutama Transportation Rocks, soil, sand, If you are unable to dispose Co., Ltd. (Sekikengyō Co., horticultural soil yourself, contract a specialist. 986-5317 ③ ① Seki Transys Corporation 515-1 Nameri, Nagaizumi 988-6868 988-6869 Ltd.) Collected when having your ② Heiwa Recycle Co., Ltd. 480-1 Moto-Nagakubo, Nagaizumi 986-3333 986-4444 Tires (Including Wheels) tire(s) changed Seki Transys Corporation 988-6868 ① Assigned to specialists ③ Marutama Transportation Co., Ltd. (Sekikengyō) 394-16 Minami-Isshiki, Nagaizumi 986-5317 987-0420 Collected when having your tire(s) Batteries Heiwa Recycle Co., Ltd. changed or assigned to specialists 986-3333 ② ④ Taisei Kouatsu, Inc. 291-1 Honjuku, Nagaizumi 986-5485 986-5224 Parts of cars and bikes Assigned to specialists Seki Transys Corporation 988-6868 ① ⑤ Ogawa Pump Industrial Company 821-6 Naka-Togari, Nagaizumi 986-7200 986-7207 Marutama Transportation Construction Waste Materials ⑥ Usagi Pharmacy 283-1 Minami-Isshiki, Nagaizumi 980-6820 980-6821 Assigned to specialists Co., Ltd. (Sekikengyō Co., (Blocks, Concrete Debris) 986-5317 ③ Ltd.) ↑ Assigned to specialists ① ② Construction Waste Ogisobashi Minami-Nameri Disposal is assigned to the Seki Transys Corporation Shin-Tōmei Expressway Materials (General) 988-6868 ① building contractor. Shin-Tōmei Expressway Wellpia Nagaizumi 394 Paint Cans and Paint Assigned to specialists Seki Transys Corporation 988-6868 ① (Nagaizumi Health Park)●

Gotemba Line Nagaizumi Nameri Station Seki Transys Tōmei Expressway Assigned to shop of purchase or a Propane gas cylinders Taisei Kouatsu, Inc. Corporation specialist 986-5485 ④ 87 Heiwa Recycle Co., Ltd. 21 Nagaizumi Numazu Assigned to shop of purchase or a Ogawa Pump Industrial ● Town Hall Fire extinguishers North Elementary School North Traffic Police 986-7200 ⑤ Nagaizumi 405 specialist Company Nagaizumi Division Welfare Hall Nagaizumi Municipal ● ● ● Marutama Transportation Elementary School Eastern Animal Blocks, bricks, concrete Kise River ● Assigned to specialists Co., Ltd. (Sekikengyō Co., 87 Nagaizumi Town Hal Husbandry Center blocks 986-5317 ③ 87 Ltd.) N ↓Shimo-Togari Station N Pianos, organs, Electric Izu-Jūkan Expressway

Assigned to shop of purchase or a Station

Pianos and Electronic Seki Transys Corporation Station

specialist 988-6868 ① ↑ ↑ Shimo-Togari Organs ● Shimo-Togari ③ ④ Numazu Gakuen Assigned to shop of purchase or a Second Kindergarten Fireproof safes Seki Transys Corporation Sekibara specialist 988-6868 ① Marutama Susono Station Tomizawa-Minami 87 Transportation Convenience Kise River Containers for agricultural store Assigned to shop of purchase or a Co., Ltd. ● Minami-Isshiki chemicals and other special specialist chemicals (Seki Kengyo) ● Honjuku Park Harabun Kofun ● ● Taisei Koatsu, Inc. Megalithic Tomb Assigned to shop of purchase or a Ashitaka-jinja Shrine Shiratori Sports 394 ● Tatamis Seki Transys Corporation Gotemba Line specialist 988-6868 ① Mizukubo Tokaido Shinkansen Mulches and vinyl sheets Assigned to shop of purchase or a 246 Seki Transys Corporation 988-6868 ① for agricultural use specialist Kise River N Municipal Minami Mugiharazuka Kofun Elementary School Megalithic Tomb● ̄oka Station● Assigned to shop of purchase or a N ↓Nagaizumi Nameri Station O Agricultural machinery Seki Transys Corporation ← specialist 988-6868 ①

TVs, refrigerators, freesers, Designated Collection Sites ↑ ↑ washing machines, clothes See pages 17 and 18 in Nagaizumi 988-6868 ① ⑤ ⑥ dryers, air conditioners Seki Transys Corporation Wellpia Nagaizumi 394 ● (Nagaizumi Health Park) Sekibara Needles Assigned to specialists Usagi Pharmacy Nagaizumi 980-6820 ⑥ Susono Station Town Hall Minami-Isshiki Tomizawa-Minami North Waste Oils (Oil) Assigned to specialists Seki Transys Corporation 988-6868 ① 87 Convenience store● Nagaizumi Nameri Station 21

Assigned to specialists (* As ●Nagaizumi Elementary School North Usagi Pharmacy these are dangerous substances, ●Ojiri Park Welfare Hall ● Waste Oils (Gasoline) Nagaizumi Municipal ● ● Ashitaka-jinja Shrine 394 it is imperative that they are Kise River Elementary School completely used up.) Nagaizumi Town Hall Ogawa Pump Mizukubo Assigned to specialists (Please 246 87 Kise River check whether you can take this Industrial Co. Waste Oils (Kerosene) Gotemba Line to your nearest gas station, and, if N Nagaizumi Fire Department North ↓Shimo-Togari Station N ↓Nagaizumi Nameri Station so, the conditions for doing so.)

19 20 Contractors Licensed in General Disposal Management 【YouTube Nagaizumi Town Official Video】

App. No. Name of Business Address Telephone

1 Tokai Clean System Co., Ltd. 45-4 Kozuwa, Numazu 925-5553

2 Seki Transys Corporation 515-1 Nameri, Nagaizumi 988-6868

3 Heiwa Recycle Co., Ltd. 480-1 Moto-Nagakubo, Nagaizumi 986-3333

4 Japan Treatment Industry Co., Ltd. 281-61 Karuisawa, 974-2322 Nagaizumi Town "Life on Paper" Nagaizumi Town "This Is Why We Eat Every Bite" 5 Akiyama Environmental Services Co., Ltd. 1982-54 Natsumegi, Yata, Mishima 972-1434 (Re-Style CM Contest Entry) Winner of the First Re-Style CM Contest Regional Work Award! 6 Maruman Industries Ltd. 37-7 Matoba, Shimizu-cho 976-7844

7 Taishū Ltd. 301-6 Icchōda, Mishima 986-6252

8 Noharasyoji Ltd. 2398-1 Ooka, Numazu 962-8788

9 Toho Enterprise Ltd. 236-4 Honjuku, Nagaizumi 986-1190

10 Nagaizumi Employment Center for Senior Citizens 1-10-9 Sakurazutsumi, Nagaizumi 988-2670

11 Nagaizumi Kankyo Co., Ltd. 608-1 Honjuku, Nagaizumi 999-7087

12 Matsuoka-Syoji, Inc. 299-1 Honjuku, Nagaizumi 986-9126

13 Tsuchiya Trading Co., Ltd. 458 Minami-Isshiki, Nagaizumi 989-1498

14 Housing Service ARAI 1719-1 Ooka, Numazu 976-8804

"Nature Is Watching. "A Helping Hand" Edition Household Waste and Commercial Waste Management Process Household Waste Illegal Dumping Is a Crime." "An Aluminum Can's Recycling Journey" (Domestic Waste) Nagaizumi Town Official Video General Disposal Items

Trash Commerical Waste (Waste) (Commercial General Disposal Items) Leftover Employee Lunches and Papers Industrial * Plastic containers and packaging generated by commercial activity Waste are classed as industrial waste, so are assigned to specialists.

* Employers must take responsibility for and dispose of trash covered by the above criteria. * Desks, office furniture, and similar items relating to commercial activity are classed as industrial waste.

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Waste Disposal Handbook

Table of Contents

App Setup 1 Approximate Town Map (10 Collection Routes) Display 2 Waste Management Process 3, 4 How to sort and dispose trash and recyclables (Placing out, bags) 5 To those who have moved into or moved within Nagaizumi Town 5 Subsidy program for kitchen garbage disposal equipment 6 Recycling cooking oil 6 Home-generated medical waste 6 ①Combustible garbage 7 Inquiries Disposal Methods for Waste Wood, Fallen Leaves, and Soil 8 Department of TEL:055-989-5514 FAX:055-986-5905 ②Plastic garbage ⑴ Plastic containers and packaging 9 ⑵ Others 10 Living Environment E-mail:[email protected] ③Non-combustible garbage 11 Waste Incinerator TEL:055-986-8393 FAX:055-988-8432 ④PET bottles, hazardous waste (Fluorescent tubes, Batterie, cigarette lighterss, Rechargeable Batteries) 12 E-mail:[email protected] ⑤Recyclables ⑴ Metals ⑵ Glass bottles 13 ⑶ Waste paper ⑷ Fabrics, Feathers 14 Recycling “miscellaneous paper” 15 ⑥Computer and Cellphone Disposal 16 Recycling electric home appliances, Recycling motorcycles 17, 18 Disposal of the Main Items Not Collected by the Municipality (Items That Must Not Be Thrown Away) 19 Locations of Businesses Where You Can Dispose of Items Not Collected by the Municipality 20 Contractors Licensed in General Disposal Management 21 Nagaizumi Town Official Video 22

Collection Dates Waste collection services are provided on national holidays.

Collection dates vary by area. Please refer to the Household Garbage Collection Calendar that is distributed separately. The Household Garbage Collection Calendar is available in six other languages (English, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Thai), in addition to Japanese.

Printed with eco-friendly ink.